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Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs

May 13, 2026 at 1:30 pm PDT

US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

May 13, 2026 at 10:13 am PDT

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

May 13, 2026 at 9:40 am PDT

Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again

Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again

May 13, 2026 at 9:19 am PDT

FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department

FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department

May 13, 2026 at 8:31 am PDT

Hantavirus outbreak: Patient on an artificial lung, 11 reported cases from cruise ship outbreak

Hantavirus outbreak: Patient on an artificial lung, 11 reported cases from cruise ship outbreak

May 13, 2026 at 8:13 am PDT

PCOS now called PMOS: What the change means for patients

PCOS now called PMOS: What the change means for patients

May 13, 2026 at 6:49 am PDT

Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak

Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak

May 13, 2026 at 6:07 am PDT

French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11

French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11

May 12, 2026 at 9:11 pm PDT

Trump's FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists

Trump's FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists

May 12, 2026 at 4:36 pm PDT

Federal prosecutors seek NYU hospital information on gender-affirming care for children

The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care

Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV

Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-ups

Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill

Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years

A crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor's career pivot

One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home

WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

Health advice is all over social media. Here's how to vet claims

Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

Argentina's hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn't cause the hantavirus outbreak

California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals

US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contacts

How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims

Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality

‘Fútbol is life’: Cristo Fernández signs real soccer contract, mirroring his ‘Ted Lasso’ character

Matthew Perry death: Drug counselor who gave fatal ketamine dose to actor sentenced

Man accused of stabbing grandmother 11 times during Mother’s Day dispute

Three-time club: Conan O’Brien tapped to host Oscars again

Globetrotters: NFL announces slate of 9 international games